Gwyn

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
"blessed" or "white, fair"
Pronunciation
GWIN(Welsh)
The name Gwyn is pronounced as "gwin" in Welsh.
Popularity
The name Gwyn is not very common in the world, and its popularity varies by region.

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Gwyn Name meanings & History

"blessed" or "white, fair". Means "white, blessed" in Welsh. In Welsh legend Gwyn was a king of the Otherworld and the leader of the Wild Hunt. He appears in the Welsh tale Culhwch and Olwen, where he is one of the many who help Culhwch hunt the monstrous boar Trwyth. The story also tells of his rivalry with Gwythyr for the beautiful Creiddylad. Gwyn is most commonly used as a first name or a middle name for both boys and girls, and it has been in use for centuries.

Zodiac Sign of Gwyn: Gregarious Gemini,Go-getter Virgo

Synonyms of Gwyn:

G: Go-getter,Goof-off,Gregarious,Genuine

W: Wishful,Willful,Wonderful,Wonderment,Wild

Y: Yin/Yang,Yen/money,Youth-giving

N: Nice,Nutrition,Neat,Nagging,Neurosis,Nitpicking,Nervous

Gwyn is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Simple name
  • a Strange name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Some famous people with the name Gwyn include Gwyneth Paltrow (American actress), Gwyn Jones (Welsh historian and author), and Gwyn Morris (Welsh poet and playwright).

2.) GWYN (Male)

Usage: Welsh

Meanings: Popular name derived from gwyn (white, fair, blessed). Var: Gwynn, Gwynne. (GWIN)


3.) Gwyn (Female)

Usage: Welsh

Meanings: (Welsh) short for Gwyneth; happy

Other Forms: Gwenn, Gwinn, Gwynne


4.) Gwyn (Female)

Usage: Welsh

Meanings: (Welsh) a short form of Gwyneth.

Other Forms: Gwin, Gwine, Gwineta, Gwinete, Gwinisha, Gwinita, Gwinite, Gwinitta, Gwinitte Gwinn, Gwinne, Gwynn, Gwynne


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